Amargadhi
अमरगढी
Amar Singh Thapa's statue at Amaragadhi Fort
Amar Singh Thapa's statue at Amaragadhi Fort
Amargadhi is located in Nepal
Amargadhi
Amargadhi
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29°18′00″N 80°34′47″E / 29.30000°N 80.57972°E / 29.30000; 80.57972
Country   Nepal
ProvinceSudurpashchim Province
DistrictDadeldhura District
IncorporatedJanuary 24, 1997
Government
  MayorDilli Prasad Joshi
  Deputy MayorParbati Jhukal
Elevation
1,848 m (6,063 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total21,245
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Postal code
10300
Area code096
Website

Amargadhi is a municipality and the district headquarter of Dadeldhura District in Sudurpashchim Province of western Nepal. It was named after Gorkha General Amar Singh Thapa, who fought in the Gurkha War between 1814 and 1816 At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 21,245 people living in 4,778 individual households.[1]

Transportation

Mahakali Highway links Amargadhi to the Terai region of Nepal as well as Api Municipality in the Lesser Himalayas. Seti Highway branches off Mahakali Highway at Amargadhi towards Dipayal Silgadhi.[2]

Media

To Promote local culture Amargadhi has three community radio stations, Radio Amargadhi  97.4 MHz, Radio Sudur Awaz  95 MHz, and Radio Aafno  104.8 MHz.

Climate

Climate data for Amargadhi (Dadeldhura District, (elevation 1,879 m (6,165 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.6
(58.3)
16.2
(61.2)
20.4
(68.7)
24.2
(75.6)
26.3
(79.3)
26.4
(79.5)
24.6
(76.3)
24.4
(75.9)
24.3
(75.7)
22.7
(72.9)
19.5
(67.1)
16.6
(61.9)
21.7
(71.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.2
(48.6)
10.7
(51.3)
14.5
(58.1)
18.2
(64.8)
20.5
(68.9)
21.6
(70.9)
21.1
(70.0)
20.9
(69.6)
20.0
(68.0)
17.2
(63.0)
13.7
(56.7)
10.9
(51.6)
16.5
(61.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.7
(38.7)
5.2
(41.4)
8.6
(47.5)
12.2
(54.0)
14.6
(58.3)
16.7
(62.1)
17.5
(63.5)
17.3
(63.1)
15.7
(60.3)
11.7
(53.1)
7.9
(46.2)
5.1
(41.2)
11.4
(52.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 50.4
(1.98)
65.4
(2.57)
48.3
(1.90)
46.2
(1.82)
81.2
(3.20)
183.1
(7.21)
323.9
(12.75)
309.8
(12.20)
183.2
(7.21)
31.7
(1.25)
8.1
(0.32)
13.5
(0.53)
1,344.8
(52.94)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 4.1 4.6 4.7 6.0 9.2 13.0 20.0 20.5 11.2 1.9 1.0 1.2 97.4
Source: World Meteorological Organization[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

References

  1. "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. "Existing Highway and Proposed Extension". Department of Roads Nepal. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 14 October 2023.


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